The Tokyo Reporter

Niigata teen tricked underclassmen into eating sodium hydroxide disguised as candy

A middle school boy here has been accused of severe bullying after tricking two younger students into eating a highly ...

Lye pellets sold on Amazon recalled over a frightening child safety violation

Archie Xpress is recalling approximately 3,240 bags of mGanna Sodium Hydroxide pellets due to packaging that fails to meet child-resistance standards, creating potential risks of chemical burns and ...
CNN

Someone tried to poison a Florida city by hacking into the water treatment system, sheriff says

A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide – commonly referred to as lye – in the city’s water, ...
Boston Herald

Cape Cod scientists want to dump 60,000+ gallons of sodium hydroxide into ocean in climate change experiment

Environmentalists and fishermen are pushing back against a plan from a group of scientists who want to dump more than 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, more commonly known as lye, into the ocean off ...
Hackaday

Who Needs Gasoline When You’ve Got Sodium?

YouTuber and serial debunker [Thunderf00t] was thinking about the use of sodium to counteract global warming. The theory is that sodium can be used as a fuel when combusted with air, producing a cloud ...